Headlight.



E K. KING.

HEA DLIGHTJ APPHCATION FILED NOV. 23, $914,

- 1M Patented Apr. 113, 1915 'EK'L n 4 lid EDWARD K. KING, @F HAMILL,SOUTH IDAKOTh.

HEADLIGHT.

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I Specification of Letters Patent.

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application filed November as, me. Serial in. warm.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, EDWARD K. KING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hamill, in the county of Tripp and State p, of South Dakota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Headlights, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawmgs.

This invention relates to certain improvements in headlights and hasrelation more particularly to a device of this general characterespecially designed and adapted for use in connection with automobiles;and an ts object of the invention is to provide novel and improved meanswhereby a headlight may be supported at substantially-the transversecenter of the vehicle and in advance of the radiator.

Furthermore, it is an object of the invention to provide aheadlighthaving novel and improved means coacting with the fenders and radiatorof an automobile whereby the headlight is maintained in operativeposition.

Y The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improve headlightwhereby certain important to advantages are attained and the device isrendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient andadvantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in theappended claims.

lln order, that my invention may be the better understood, ll will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the acto companyingdrawings, wherein- Figure 1 is an elevational view of a headlightconstructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention and in aplied position; Fig. 2 is a top plan view 0 the at device as disclosed inFig. 1; and Fig. 3

is a side elevational view, detached, of the lamp bracket as hereinembodied.

As disclosed in the'accompanying drawings, R denotes a radiator ofconventional to form and including the upstanding neck or filling vent1, and F denotes conventionalfenders overlying the forward wheels W ofthe vehicle V, herein disclosed as an automobile of conventional type.

d denotes a support substantially in the form of a V, the extremities 2whereof being threaded and adapted to be disposed through suitableopenings 3 produced in the fenders F and said threaded extremities 2have coacting therewith conventional clamping bolts or nuts 4: which inconnection with the shoulders 5 formed upon the support S adjacent theinner extremities of the threaded portions 2 thereof serve to edectuallymaintain the support S in applied position, as is believed to be clearlyshown in the accompanying drawings. i

The support S is produced from any suitable material possessing therequisite rigidity and the stems 6 of the support are disposed on suchcurvature as to position the apex 7, of the support S a predetermineddistance in advance of the radiator R and at substantially thetransverse center of the vehicle V. The intermediate portion or apex 7of the support S is disposed substantially horizontally and is providedwith I 'aflixed and the upper extremities of the forks 12 are threaded,as indicated at 14, and each fork 12 adjacent the inner extrem-. ity ofthe threaded portion 1d is provided with an annular shoulder 14Lwithwhich is adapted to contact an extremity of a brace arm 15, saidbrace arm 15 being provided with a perforation through which thethreaded portion 14: of the fork is adapted to project. Coacting withthe threaded portion.14l is a conventional nut or bur, for a purposewhich is believed to be self-evident.

The inner extremities of the brace arms 15 are integrally tied orconnected by the resilient band 16 adapted to surround the neck 1 of theradiator, and coacting with said band adjacent the inner ends of thearms 15 is a conventional clamping means 17, herein disclosed as aheaded threaded member suitably disposed through the band 16 at apredetermined point and having coiapcting therewith a conventional nutor in 18. x

extremities 2 of the support S are secured to the fenders F, it may bewell to state that such connection is with. the fender supports 18,although in referring to the fenders F hereinbefore and in the appendedclaims, I wish to be understood as including the supports 18. t L

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious thataheadlight constructed in accordance with my invention is of anextremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and isparticularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience andfacility with which it may be as' sembled, and it willalso be obviousthat my invention is susceptible of some changeand modification withoutmaterial departure from the principles and spirit thereof and for thisreason I do not wish to be understood. as limiting myself to theprecisearrangement .andformation of the several parts herein shown in carryingout my invention in practice. 7

I claim: '1. In combination with a vehicle including fenders, a supportdisposed across the vehicle in advance thereof and having itsextremities secured to the fendersfand a lamp bracket operativelyengaged with the support intermediate the length thereof.-

-2. In combination with a vehicle including fenders, a support disposedacross the vehicle in advance thereof and having its ing the lampbracket.

3. In combination with a vehicle includ ing a radiator having a neck andfenders, a support disposed in advance of the radiator and having itsextremities secured to the fenders, a lamp bracket carried by thesupport, and a brace interposed between the neck of the radiator and thelamp bracket.

4. In combination with a vehicle including a radiator having a neck andfenders, a support disposed in advance of the radiator and having itsextremities secured to the fenders, a lamp bracket carried by thesupport, said bracket being provided with forks, brace arms engaged withthe forks of the lamp bracket, a band integrally connecting the adjacentends of the arms and adapted to surround the neck of the radiator, andclamping means coacting with said band for 1 securing the arms to theneck.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature the presence of twowitnesses.

EDWARD-K. KING.

Witnesses:

ROBERT KING, H. L. GREGERSEN.

